Blasting a beat and checking your heat? Apple is taking an-all-in-one tech focus to even greater heights, and they could be coming soon to an Airpod near you.
It’s recently been reported as per The Wall Street Journal that the tech-giant is exploring new health-focused possibilities for their AirPods.
According to The Verge, features might entail using the pods, or ‘earbuds’ to take your temperature just like a thermometer, monitor one’s posture, and do hearing checks almost similar to the inklings of a hearing aid. Documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal conferred that Apple is already developing a prototype.
It’s not Apple’s first rodeo in uniting health and tech either, so this kind of development isn’t entirely surprising. Any Apple Watch user will know the thrill of seeing how many steps you did in a day, and even iPhone users can attest to the benefits of the Health App. I for one love seeing how disrupted my sleep cycle is, writes Cape {town} Etc’s Ashleigh Nefdt.
But will Apple actually go through with these AirPod advancements? In June this year, the Apple Watch 7 was set to have temperature monitoring, however when it dropped in September, this feature never seemed to come into fruition.
According to HypeBeast, people familiar with the plans expressed that the proposed features aren’t expected by next year or may never be rolled out to consumers.
For now it seems like a twinkling in tech’s eye, but the possibility of a world where you might need to broaden your conversation starters from “what are you listening to?” to “what’s your temperature then?” is certainly intriguing.
Also Read:
Nokia re-releases the phone that defined a decade – with the snake game
Picture: Pinterest/ The Wantsies